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Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund | A C I
FUND SUMMARY

Global Opportunities Fund
Investment Goal
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity and debt securities of all types from issuers around the world.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for discounts from the sales charges applicable to Class A shares if you or other qualifying account holders invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Thornburg Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “Opening Your Account – Buying Fund Shares” on page 82 of this Prospectus.
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund A C I
Class A
Class C
Class I
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 4.50%rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of redemption proceeds or original purchase price, whichever is lower) none [1] 1.00%rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther [2] none
[1] A 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) is imposed on redemptions of any part or all of a purchase of $1 million or more within 12 months of purchase.
[2] Imposed only on redemptions of Class C shares within 12 months of purchase.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund A C I
Class A
Class C
Class I
Management Fees 0.88%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.88%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.88%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses 0.28%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.29%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.41%rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.17%rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.08%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement       (0.09%)rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement 1.41%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 2.17%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.99%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets
[1] Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. ("Thornburg") and/or Thornburg Securities Corporation ("TSC") have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund so that actual Class I expenses do not exceed 0.99%. The agreement to waive fees and reimburse expenses may be terminated by the Fund at any time, but may not be terminated by Thornburg or TSC before February 1, 2016, unless Thornburg or TSC ceases to be the investment advisor or distributor of the Fund prior to that date. Thornburg and TSC retain the ability to be repaid by the Fund for fee waivers and expense reimbursements during a fiscal year if Fund expenses fall below the relevant percentage threshold before the end of that fiscal year.
Example.
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, dividends and distributions are reinvested, and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions (and giving effect to fee waivers and expense reimbursements in the first year), your costs would be:
Expense Example Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund A C I (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A Shares
587 876 1,186 2,065
Class C Shares
320 679 1,164 2,503
Class I Shares
101 335 587 1,309
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your Class C shares:
Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund A C I Class C Shares
220 679 1,164 2,503
Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over”) its portfolio. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 60.29% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund pursues its investment goal by investing primarily in a broad range of equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, real estate investment trusts, other equity trusts and partnership interests. The Fund may invest in any stock or other equity security which its investment advisor, Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (“Thornburg”), believes may assist the Fund in pursuing its goal, including smaller companies with market capitalizations less than $500 million.

The Fund may also invest in debt obligations of any kind, including corporate bonds, government obligations and other obligations. The Fund may purchase debt obligations of any maturity and of any credit quality, including “high yield” or “junk” bonds. There is no minimum credit quality or rating of debt obligation the Fund may purchase. The Fund also may invest in debt obligations which have a combination of equity and debt characteristics, such as convertible bonds.

The Fund portfolio includes investments in both domestic securities and securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, including developing countries. Relative proportions of each will vary from time to time, depending upon the advisor’s view of specific investment opportunities and macro-economic factors. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in issuers domiciled outside the United States.

The Fund’s investments are determined by individual issuer and industry analysis. Investment decisions are based on domestic and international economic developments, outlooks for securities markets, interest rates and inflation, the supply and demand for debt and equity securities, and analysis of specific issuers. The Fund ordinarily acquires and holds debt obligations for investment, rather than for realization of gains by short-term trading on market fluctuations. However, the Fund may dispose of any such security prior to the scheduled maturity to enhance income or reduce loss, to change the portfolio’s average maturity, or otherwise to respond to market conditions.
Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. Accordingly, the loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. The value of the Fund’s shares varies from day to day and over time, and when you sell your shares they may be worth less than what you paid for them. The following is a summary of the principal risks of investing in the Fund.

Management Risk – The Fund is an actively managed portfolio, and the value of the Fund may be reduced if Thornburg pursues unsuccessful investments or fails to correctly identify risks affecting the broad economy or specific issuers in which the Fund invests.

Market and Economic Risk – The value of the Fund’s investments may decline and its share value may be reduced due to changes in general economic and market conditions. The value of a security may change in response to developments affecting entire economies, markets or industries, including changes in interest rates, political and legal developments, and general market volatility.

Risks Affecting Specific Issuers – The value of an equity security or debt obligation may decline in response to developments affecting the specific issuer of the security or obligation, even if the overall industry or economy is unaffected. These developments may include a variety of factors, including but not limited to management issues or other corporate disruption, a decline in revenues or profitability, an increase in costs, or an adverse effect on the issuer’s competitive position.

Foreign Investment Risk – Investments in securities of foreign issuers may involve risks including adverse fluctuations in currency exchange rates, political instability, confiscations, taxes or restrictions on currency exchange, difficulty in selling foreign investments, and reduced legal protection.

Developing Country Risk – The risks which may affect investments in foreign issuers (see “Foreign Investment Risk,” above) may be more pronounced for investments in developing countries because the economies of those countries are usually less diversified, communications, transportation and economic infrastructures are less developed, and developing countries ordinarily have less established legal, political, business and social frameworks. At times the prices of equity securities or debt obligations of a developing country issuer may be extremely volatile. An issuer domiciled in a developed country may be similarly affected by these developing country risks to the extent that the issuer conducts a significant percentage of its business in developing countries.

Small and Mid-Cap Company Risk – Investments in small-capitalization companies and mid-capitalization companies may involve additional risks, which may be relatively higher with smaller companies. These additional risks may result from limited product lines, more limited access to markets and financial resources, greater vulnerability to competition and changes in markets, lack of management depth, increased volatility in share price, and possible difficulties in valuing or selling these investments.

Credit Risk – If debt obligations held by the Fund are downgraded by ratings agencies or go into default, or if management action, legislation or other government action reduces the ability of issuers to pay principal and interest when due, the value of those obligations may decline and the Fund’s share value and any dividends paid by the Fund may be reduced. Because the ability of an issuer of a lower-rated or unrated debt obligation (including particularly “junk” or “high yield” bonds) to pay principal and interest when due is typically less certain than for an issuer of a higher-rated debt obligation, lower-rated and unrated debt obligations are generally more vulnerable than higher-rated debt obligations to default, to ratings downgrades, and to liquidity risk.

Interest Rate Risk – When interest rates increase, the value of the Fund’s investments in debt obligations may decline and the Fund’s share value may be reduced. This effect is typically more pronounced for intermediate and longer-term debt obligations. Decreases in market interest rates may result in prepayments of debt obligations the Fund acquires, requiring the Fund to reinvest at lower interest rates.

Liquidity Risk – Due to a lack of demand in the marketplace or other factors, the Fund may not be able to sell some or all of the investments promptly, or may only be able to sell investments at less than desired prices. This risk may be more pronounced for the Fund’s investments in developing countries.

Real Estate Risk – The Fund’s investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are subject to risks affecting real estate investments generally (including market conditions, competition, property obsolescence, changes in interest rates and casualty to real estate), as well as risks specifically affecting REITs (the quality and skill of REIT management and the internal expenses of the REIT).

Additional information about Fund investments, investment strategies and risks of investing in the Fund appears below beginning on page 74.
Past Performance of the Fund
The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in Global Opportunities Fund by showing how the Fund’s investment results vary from year to year. The bar chart shows how the annual total returns for Class A shares have been different in each full year shown. The average annual total return figures compare Class A, Class C and Class I share performance to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country (AC) World Index, which represents a broad measure of both domestic and foreign equity market performance. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The performance information shown below is as of the calendar year ended December 31, 2014. Updated performance information may be obtained on the Thornburg website at www.thornburg. com or by calling 1-800-847-0200.
Annual Total Returns – Class A Shares
Bar Chart
Highest quarterly results for time period shown: 36.18%
(quarter ended 6-30-09).

Lowest quarterly results for time period shown: -26.80%
(quarter ended 12-31-08).

The sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in the returns shown on the bar chart, and the returns would be less if the charge was taken into account.
Average Annual Total Returns (periods ended 12-31-14)
Average Annual Total Returns Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund A C I
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
Class A Shares
13.13% 13.40% 10.69% Jul. 28, 2006
Class A Shares Return After Taxes on Distributions
13.05% 13.02% 9.99% Jul. 28, 2006
Class A Shares Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
7.42% 10.54% 8.35% Jul. 28, 2006
Class A Shares MSCI AC World Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
4.17% 9.17% 5.13% Jul. 28, 2006
Class C Shares
16.57% 13.56% 10.43% Jul. 28, 2006
Class C Shares MSCI AC World Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
4.17% 9.17% 5.13% Jul. 28, 2006
Class I Shares
18.91% 14.98% 11.83% Jul. 28, 2006
Class I Shares MSCI AC World Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
4.17% 9.17% 5.13% Jul. 28, 2006
After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect state or local income taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s own tax situation and may differ from the returns shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns shown relate only to Class A shares, and after-tax returns will vary for Class C and Class I shares because the returns of the classes are different.